Key Points
- Met Police officer sacked after texting sex workers on his work phone during duty hours.
- PC Shabul Miah dismissed without notice following a misconduct hearing on March 28.
- Exchanged a “significant number” of messages over six months, some during work hours.
- Chief Superintendent Dan Card condemned the conduct, calling it “deeply inappropriate.”
- Hearing panel ruled gross misconduct, stating the actions undermined public confidence.
- Miah placed on the barred list, preventing future employment in policing or related agencies.
A Metropolitan Police officer has been dismissed after using his work phone to contact sex workers while on duty.
PC Shabul Miah was sacked without notice following a misconduct hearing on March 28. The panel found he had sent a “significant number” of messages to phone numbers linked to sexually explicit websites over a six-month period, between April 5 and October 12. Some of the texts were sent and received while he was supposed to be working.
Chief Superintendent Dan Card, who oversees policing in North East London, criticised Miah’s actions, stating:
“PC Miah’s use of work-issued equipment for his own personal sexual gratification was deeply inappropriate. I hope this outcome shows we will not tolerate such behaviour and won’t hesitate to take action against those who do not reach the standards we expect from our officers.”
What did the misconduct panel conclude?
The hearing panel ruled that Miah had acted in a way that brought discredit to the Metropolitan Police and undermined public confidence. His conduct was deemed gross misconduct, breaching professional behaviour standards related to discreditable conduct.
As a result, he was dismissed without notice and placed on the College of Policing’s barred list, preventing him from being employed by any police force, local policing bodies, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, or His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.
What happens next?
With his name now on the barred list, Miah will no longer be eligible for any policing-related employment. His dismissal follows ongoing efforts by the Metropolitan Police to uphold integrity and accountability within the force.
